Display device providing feedback based on image classification

Abstract

A digital image display device comprising: a display screen; a processor; a network connection for receiving digital media assets provided by a plurality of individuals; an image memory; a user interface for receiving input from a user of the digital image display device; and a program memory. The program memory stores instructions to execute the steps of: receiving a digital media asset; displaying the received digital media asset on the display screen; determining an asset classification for the displayed digital media asset; selecting a set of classified feedback message choices responsive to the determined asset classification; displaying the selected set of feedback message choices, receiving input from the user to select a particular feedback message choice; and providing an indication of the selected feedback message to the individual who provided the displayed digital media asset.

1 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon that, upon execution by a processing system, cause the processing system to perform operations comprising:
 receiving from a remote system a digital media asset and associated metadata for the digital media asset;   storing the received digital media asset in an image memory;   displaying the received digital media asset on a display screen;   determining an asset classification for the displayed digital media asset;   selecting, responsive to the determined asset classification, a set of feedback message choices from a plurality of sets of feedback message choices, wherein each respective different set of feedback message choices is expressed by different representations that are tailored to a respective asset classification;   displaying the selected set of feedback message choices on the display screen;   receiving an input designating a selected one of the set of feedback message choices; and   providing an indication of the selected feedback message choice.   
     
     
         2 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of  claim 1  wherein the asset classification provides an indication of scene content for the displayed digital media asset. 
     
     
         3 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of  claim 1  wherein the asset classification is determined by analyzing digital image data for the displayed digital media asset to characterize scene content of the displayed digital media asset. 
     
     
         4 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of  claim 3  wherein the analysis of the digital image data includes semantic analysis, feature point identification, color map identification, facial identification, facial recognition, age recognition, and color or light balance analysis. 
     
     
         5 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of  claim 1  wherein the asset classification is determined responsive to the metadata associated with the displayed digital media asset. 
     
     
         6 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of  claim 5  wherein the metadata provides an indication of scene content for the displayed digital media asset. 
     
     
         7 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of  claim 5  wherein the metadata provides an indication of asset type, asset source, camera settings, capture time/date, capture location or capture conditions. 
     
     
         8 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of  claim 1 , wherein different sets of the plurality of sets of feedback message choices are mapped to a common set of feedback classifications, and the instructions are further configured to cause the processing system to perform operations comprising storing one of the feedback classifications corresponding to the selected feedback message as metadata associated with the displayed media asset. 
     
     
         9 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of  claim 8  wherein the feedback classification stored as metadata is used as part or all of a selection criteria for selecting a subset of a collection of digital media assets. 
     
     
         10 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of  claim 9  wherein the subset of the collection of digital media assets is displayed as a slideshow on a digital image display device. 
     
     
         11 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of  claim 1 , wherein different sets of the plurality of sets of feedback message choices are mapped to a common set of feedback classifications, and the instructions are further configured to cause the processing system to provide a user interface configured to enable the user to assign custom feedback messages to the feedback classifications for a particular set of feedback message choices. 
     
     
         12 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of  claim 1  wherein the digital media asset is received using an e-mail sharing method, a social networking website sharing method, a digital image sharing website method, a web browser upload sharing method, or a direct network upload sharing method. 
     
     
         13 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of  claim 1  wherein the received digital media asset is a digital still image or a digital video image captured using a digital camera, or a scan of photographic prints or film captured using a digital image scanner. 
     
     
         14 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of  claim 1  wherein the instructions are further configured to cause the processing system to receive the input designating a selected one of the set of feedback message choices via a user interface that includes a touch screen, a pointing device, one or more buttons, a remote control, a gesture recognition interface, or a voice recognition interface. 
     
     
         15 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of  claim 1  wherein at least some of the displayed feedback choices are represented using icons. 
     
     
         16 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of  claim 1  wherein at least some of the displayed feedback choices are represented using feedback text. 
     
     
         17 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of  claim 1  wherein the instructions are further configured to cause the processing system to receive the input designating a selected one of the set of feedback message choices via a user interface that includes a touch screen interface and the feedback choices are represented using icons displayed on the touch screen interface. 
     
     
         18 . A processor-based device comprising:
 memory configured to store processor-executable instructions; and   a processor coupled to the memory, wherein the processor is configured to execute the processor-executable instructions to:
 receive from a remote source a digital media asset and associated metadata; 
 store the received digital media asset and associated metadata in a digital media asset storage unit; 
 responsive to the digital media asset, determine and cause display of a set of feedback message choices, wherein the set of feedback message choices includes at least one feedback media corresponding to a reaction to the digital media asset; and 
 receive via an input interface an input indicating a selection one of the set of feedback message choices, and provide to the remote source from which the digital media asset was received an indication of the selected feedback message choice. 
   
     
     
         19 . A method for providing a feedback message related to a digital media asset, comprising:
 receiving from a remote source at a processor-based system a digital media asset and associated metadata;   storing the received digital media asset and associated metadata in a memory at the processor-based system;   responsive to the digital media asset, determining and displaying at the processor-based system a set of feedback message choices, wherein the set of feedback message choices includes at least one feedback media corresponding to a reaction to the digital media asset; and   receiving an input via an input interface of the processor-based system, said input corresponding to a selection of one of the set of feedback message choices, and providing to the remote source from which the digital media asset was received an indication of the selected feedback message choice.   
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 19 , wherein the at least one feedback media is one of: a feedback media including a smile, a feedback media including a frown, a feedback media including a “thumbs up” gesture, or a feedback media including a “thumbs down” gesture.